Football's No. 1 Prodigal Son

The match was a big success, and the team was in a state of panic.

In this match, Manchester City's starting lineup was Cech, Sun Jihai, Stam, Distin, Evra, Makelele, Essien, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Robben and Toni.

Chelsea's side was Cudicini, Glen Johnson, Terry, Carvalho, Gallas, Dacourt, Thiago, Lampard, Joe Cole, Duff and Drogba.

Joaquin unexpectedly sat on the bench in this match.

After the players entered the field, the head coaches of both sides still greeted each other very friendly and shook hands.

Mourinho felt a little helpless about the German in front of him. He didn't want to engage in a war of words with him at all, which made him seem a little boring.

Of course, he also knew that the real boss of Manchester City might not be him...

After the routine preparation for the kick-off, the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

At the beginning of the game, neither side was eager to choose to attack.

After all, this is the Champions League semi-final, and it is always right to be more stable.

Yang Luo's arrangement before the game was to be cautious first, and the moment of counterattack was placed in the second half.

The main place of the two sides' exchange of fire was still on the wing, because Mourinho's Chelsea, the wing attack accounted for a large proportion.

And Yang Luo's requirement for the team is to quickly move to the front court once the ball is obtained, and use the personal ability of the front court players to create a large number of offensive opportunities.

But Mourinho is obviously based on stability. His two full-backs hardly press forward to assist, which also prevented Manchester City from getting a good offensive opportunity in the first 20 minutes.

It was not until the 23rd minute that Manchester City got a decent shot.

That was an attack from the left.

After Ronaldinho got the ball on the left, he passed Glen Johnson and before Dacot in the middle came to defend, he made a lob pass into the penalty area.

Teacher Tony leaned on Terry to pass the ball back, and Kaka followed up and completed a good long shot at the top of the arc.

The ball was slightly higher than the goal and failed to change the score.

Chelsea also looked for opportunities through their own flanks.

In the 33rd minute, Duff got the ball on the left.

Sun Jihai tightly entangled him in the first 30 minutes, leaving him with almost no chance to perform.

And this time, he finally used his speed to create a space for a cross, and he did not hesitate to choose to cross directly!

Drogba in the penalty area leaned on Stam and got the ball in the fight with him.

But his shooting angle was blocked, so he chose to pass the ball back!

Although Lampard advanced, the angle of his shot was completely blocked by Makelele, so he could only pass the ball to Joe Cole on the other side.

Joe Cole got the ball and dribbled it, creating a shooting angle and shot directly!

Although the ball was outside the penalty area, the quality of the shot was very good, and Cech also made a very wonderful save to save the ball from the bottom line.

This was also the best chance Chelsea created in the first half.

Yang Luo was also mentally prepared for this rhythm. After all, this was the Champions League semi-final, and Mourinho should be cautious.

But he couldn't speed up rashly, because he knew Mourinho was actually waiting for you to speed up.

Chelsea's counterattack this season is quite powerful, and it is easy to make a big mistake if you are not careful.

Therefore, in the entire first half, neither side changed the score.

Although the score did not change, the physical confrontation between the two sides was still strong, especially Sun Jihai, Makelele and Stam, who all consumed a lot of physical strength in the struggle with the other side.

After Stam returned to the locker room, he sat down on the chair and kept panting.

The Ivorian was too strong, which made him feel exhausted.

He was about to be 33 years old, which was already a standard veteran.

Players of this era were not like those more than ten years later, who were still alive and kicking at the age of 36 or 37, so he had long retired from the national team, hoping to reduce physical consumption.

But today, he felt a little overwhelmed after playing against this middle-aged African in the first half.

Yang Luo also discovered this problem, and he couldn't help but think of changing players.

But he looked at Uifalusi on the side and could only suppress this idea temporarily.

It's not that Uifalusi is not good, but his whole body is smaller than Drogba, and he is afraid that

Afraid that he couldn't handle Drogba.

So he preferred to let Stam head it again.

But this choice made him regret it after the game.

After the halftime break, neither side made any substitutions.

But Chelsea obviously accelerated the rhythm of the attack.

After all, their physical reserves were not as good as their opponents. If they dragged on like this, the opponent might counterattack in the last 30 minutes of the game.

In terms of offensive arrangement, Mourinho also made some changes.

Joe Cole moved more towards the middle, while right-back Glen Johnson often pressed forward to increase the number of Chelsea's attackers.

This also made Chelsea's offense obviously improve.

In the 55th minute, Chelsea got the ball in the midfield, and Thiago directly passed the ball to Joe Cole with a long pass.

At this time, Joe Cole was already standing in the middle right position, and he successfully attracted the defense of Evra and Essien!

And Glen Johnson rushed forward to meet Joe Cole.

Joe Cole took the ball and walked forward a few steps, and then he was trapped in a double team. He passed the ball to the side before the two of them could close in!

Glen Johnson received the ball, and he did not hesitate, and ran forward directly!

In just a few steps, he came to the baseline!

He observed the situation in the penalty area and suddenly chose to kick and cross!

At this time, Drogba was entangled with Stam. Seeing that the ball had flown into the penalty area, he suddenly leaned hard first, and then accelerated to get rid of it!

Stam was hit by him, and his feet suddenly softened, and he couldn't keep up with the next step.

He could only watch Drogba go around in front of Distin and jump high!

At this time, the ball was just delivered, and he swung it hard, and the ball changed direction and flew towards the goal!

And Cech was powerless in the face of such a close shot, and could only watch the ball fly into the net!

One to zero, Chelsea took the lead at home!

This goal immediately ignited the enthusiasm of the home fans. They celebrated wildly and were excited about the excellent performance of the home team!

Yang Luo on the sidelines frowned. It was obvious that Stam was weak and couldn't keep up!

Stam was a little old after all when facing younger and stronger opponents!